What is it about?
The article details how Latino/a Pentecostal immigrants in US read sections of the Epistle of James. It highlights the group's social location and religious practices. I also reflect on the themes of (Pentecostal) biblical interpretation, theology of retribution, social marginalization, and immigration.
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Why is it important?
Most academic studies concentrate on how biblical scholars and theologians interpret the Bible. This article gives insight on how non-academic (ordinary) Pentecostals read and use the Bible in their daily life. It is undeniable that one's social location influences the way Bible is interpreted and used - this applies to academics, and non-academics alike.
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I hope that this article makes you reflect on biblical interpretation and its effects; your own social location; theology of retribution; and immigration and marginalization in society --- and hopefully many other things as well.
Esa Autero
South Florida Bible College & Theological Seminary
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This page is a summary of: Reading the Epistle of James with Socioeconomically Marginalized Immigrants in the Southern United States, Pneuma, January 2017, Brill,
DOI: 10.1163/15700747-03904019.
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